Coleman E
Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
J Homosex. 1987;14(1-2):9-24. doi: 10.1300/J082v14n01_02.
This paper reviews the multitude of methods which have been utilized to assess sexual orientation. The basic assumption of most of the previous methods of assessment is that sexual orientation is determined by one's gender or genitalia and the gender or genitalia of the individual one is attracted to. This assumption is challenged and the complexity of sexual orientation is illustrated. Consequently, a model for assessment of sexual orientation is proposed which includes nine dimensions: current relationship status, self-identification identity, ideal self-identification identity, global acceptance of their current sexual orientation identity, physical identity, gender identity, sex-role identity, and sexual orientation identity as measured by behavior, fantasies and emotional attachments, and finally the individual's past and present perception of their sexual identity compared to their idealized future.
本文回顾了用于评估性取向的众多方法。大多数先前评估方法的基本假设是，性取向由一个人的性别或生殖器以及其被吸引的个体的性别或生殖器决定。这一假设受到了挑战，并说明了性取向的复杂性。因此，提出了一个性取向评估模型，该模型包括九个维度：当前恋爱状况、自我认同、理想自我认同、对其当前性取向身份的整体接受度、身体认同、性别认同、性别角色认同、通过行为、幻想和情感依恋衡量的性取向认同，以及最后个体对其性身份的过去和现在的认知与理想化未来的比较。
